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Now the 'Modern Family' Kids Also Make a Lot More Money Than You

by | August 29th, 2012

After the Modern Family parents finally made a deal, it was their kids' turn. It's being reported that Rico Rodriguez (Manny), Nolan Gould (Luke aka THE BEST), Sarah Hyland (Haley), and Ariel Winter (Alex) are now going to be making about $70,000 an episode. This is more than tripling their previous salaries. Ugh! Nolan Gould is only 13. What is a 13-year-old going to do with the $1.5 million he's going to earn next season? Buy jax and bubble gum and playing cards? That being said, these kids are super great on a show that makes buckets of money, so all power to them. At least for now we're [...]

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Chelsea Handler, David Letterman, Jon Stewart Among TV's Most Overpaid, Kind Of

by | July 16th, 2012

The LA Times looked at the salaries of 24 people on television and compared it to how popular their shows were. The result was a list of who was overpaid and underpaid. Here are the comedians on the list (and Snooki):

#1 Chelsea Hander: Salary: $12 million | Ratings: 0.718 million | Pay per viewer: $16.70 #3 David Letterman: Salary: $31 million | Ratings: 3.2 million | Pay per viewer: $9.69 #4 Jon Stewart: Salary: $14 million | Ratings: 1.7 million | Pay per viewer: $8.24 #6 Craig Ferguson: Salary: $8.5 million | Ratings: 1.5 million | Pay per viewer: $5.67 #11: Stephen Colbert: Salary: $4.5 million | Ratings: 1.2 million | Pay per viewer: $3.75 #12 [...]

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'Moonrise Kingdom' Breaks Limited Release Opening Records

by | May 29th, 2012

After over a decade of mixed reviews and lacking box office returns, Wes Anderson seems poised to have another breakout hit on his hands. Moonrise Kingdom, which is currently at a career-high 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, made $669,486 over Memorial Day Weekend on just four screens. The film ended up averaging $130,752 per theater over the weekend, beating the previous record average held by Dreamgirls. It's hard to guarantee this will mean large box office returns when the film opens wide in June but it sure is heartening. Since The Royal Tenebaums in 2001, Wes Anderson has struggled to build much momentum for his films. The Darjeeling Limited [...]

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